PwC is investing in the further expansion of its Operate and Augment sister businesses based in Belfast. Operate provides a range of services to clients, helping them ensure compliance with internal and regulatory requirements. Augment provides skilled team members to clients to support them with business as usual and one off projects.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for self-motivated individuals who have backgrounds in risk functions, compliance and/or audit who are seeking a new opportunity to use and develop existing skillsets in a financial services, consulting environment. It is important that you are willing to continue to learn, you can work well individually and as part of a team and you have an enthusiasm to succeed both on an individual and team level.

About the role

Successful applicants will undertake testing and compliance reviews over a range of standards and regulations.

Typical responsibilities could include:

Perform compliance and control assessments against a range of policy, guidelines and regulatory expectations within Financial Services

Perform review and subsequent remediation of governance, processes and controls across a range of banking areas

Supporting our Financial Services clients to become more resilient and better controlled

Support robust Quality Assurance functions as part of large scale projects, providing day to day oversight of junior analysts

Contacting and communicating with external sources

Building and maintaining relationships with the wider global PwC network

Understand and proactively keep up to date with the latest regulatory developments and issues which affect our clients.

What is in it for you?

This is a fast paced, challenging environment which can provide you with a rewarding and stimulating career. You will work with well known, global clients and receive both technical and softer skills training to assist with your continual personal and professional development.

More about our clients

Our clients are typically large banks, asset managers and hedge funds. While not an exhaustive list, the projects you are likely to support on will include compliance and regulatory change programmes, finance/operational transformations, redress & remediation, restructuring, research and acquisitions & mergers. Our clients continue to ask us for continued support in helping them manage their regulatory issues, contributing to sustained growth across our PwC Forensics practice over the last two years.

Where will you be based?

Projects will be mainly carried out at PwC’s Belfast office, although you may be required to travel to client sites (across the UK and sometimes global client sites) or PwC UK offices for training. We will discuss these requirements with you in advance of starting a project.

Requirements

Applicants should meet the following requirements:

Preference for graduates, though candidates without degrees will also be considered if they demonstrate relevant experience (minimum of two years relevant experience).

Essential Experience

Previous experience within a compliance, risk or testing function

An understanding of the banking industry and related regulatory environment (note SME regulatory knowledge is not required)

Desirable Experience / Skills

Experience in delivering advisory or consultancy services on risk frameworks, governance, controls and related processes is highly preferable; and / or

Accountancy or other professional qualifications (ACA, CIMA, CISA or equivalent); and / or

Fluent in a foreign language (as we work with global clients).

Attributes

Ability to apply a logical and analytical approach to work

Ability to manage time, prioritise tasks and work under tight deadlines

Excellent attention to detail

Self-starter and motivated to succeed

Professionally sceptical mind-set

Proven ability to be a team player, while retaining ability to work independently with little supervision

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Aptitude for learning new systems and IT applications

Please note, offers of employment for these vacancies will be made on an ‘as required’ basis, and will depend on the volume and quality of applicants, as well as business requirements.

Location: Belfast

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The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Diversity

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.